Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-10-20
CHICAGO.


In travelling it is quite problem
to know just how long, or short, to
stay in city or locality to get the
best comprehension of it. The first
view tlushes, crowds and confuses
A description in such a state of
mind would be lacking in accurate
ness and exaggerated, while a long
residence makes one indifferent,
things become common and familiar
They then lose much of their force
and interest The novelty, variety,
and freshness wears away with time.
The long residence is absolutely
necessary for accurate and reliable
comprehension. One admireS BAY.
ard Taylor'S "Niews afoot," in Ger
many, but 1t required two years to
accomplish it. People have read
with interest Ben Burly Poor's
W orthlngton sketches for many
years, bat it required over century
to become saturated with the spirit
of Worthington's life. One won
ders at the variety and difference in
letters of travel of the same place
by different writers, but ii all de
peuda upon the amount of time and
study that each devotes to the place.
Sketches also vary according TO
their origin, whether one writes
from imagination, complies of books
or writes from what he observes
himself.
Three years residence in Chicago
enables one to get a better knowl-
edge of It's interior than books or
Imagination can furnish. It's vastness
grows Ia the furniture of the mind
by SLOW degrees, almost unnoticeable,
In somewhat similar manner that
Iopsy, of Uncle TOMS CABIN grew
Topsy forgot the step and years but
SIMPLY remembered that she
"growed."
Pictures of Chicago fifty years
ago generally represent Indians,
wIgwams, log huts and pioneers
The diruest river in the earth is
painted with clear and llmpid wat
ers. Rank swamp vegetation exist
on every side Roads few and far
between with here and there strug
gnng settlers. The wild, unfeuced
prairie stretches toward every Joint
of the compass until 1t meets the
sky. How a little span of years
has changed the picture aud the
country Seven years ago while IN
company with q very promising
youag lawyer we walked up Madl-
son street toward Ashland avenue
The lawyer referred To was in the
prime Of early manhood, vigorous
and forcetuI with an easy, elegant
grace IN conversation walch comes
from long college training. lie had
travelled extensively aud was In the
first flush Of q rising reputation.
lie related WIN pride that he had
Just received $500 for his views OF
case written on ten sheets Of
foolscap, "but" said he changing
the subject "look ahead yonder
You see that 40 acres now being
almost wholly covered with elegant
brown stone fronts; my father owned
All that and we thought 1t would not
pay for It's taxes" IL is now worth
millions.
Three years ago we met "A young
physician whose father traded a
forty acres of land lying near the
Chicago q Northwestern depot for
sixteen COWS. The hired men used
To ray "they didn't want to fence the
d -- thing, the swamps were 50
deep, it would never be worth any
thing any how" To-day millions
upon millions would not Ouy IT,.
lhe movers wagon, the log hut, the
oXteam, the stage coach are g1ue
In their places are found the brown
stone mansion, the plush seated
carriage aud the parlor cur. PoyerJy
and aretchedness are displaced by
wealth. and luxury.
Chicago is a cily oi large qualities
aud hlgh attractions Ine Que tea-
lure towering above all others is It's
wonderful business capacity IL
mas the greatest business capacity
ia the world. The genius OF this
capacity Is purely American and
/ can only be studied out on It's streets
aud IN It's bazaars. Sperlaitles are
pushed TO their almost limit and
every aveuac of trade is utilized.
Rivalry m business is rife bat not
butter. The Chicago man Is pro-
! gresslye, vigilance rs written on
every Que of ms banners. II fast
/ becoming the great mart for the
/ business OF the United States. 1t
is universal emporium, with a
cosmopolitan population. Nothing
Is TOO good or great for Chicago.
I WHAT 1t wants il has. 10 y city
Of stupendous establishments win
men Of shrewd aud far reaching
calculations. Is a street 10 be made,
n - made il a great uubllg building